Periventricular band of increased echogenicity: edema or calcification?
This paper illustrates the cases of two infants with an identical appearance of a periventricular band (PVB) of increased echogenicity on cranial sonography, shown on CT to be due to edema in one and calcification in the other. Such a PVB due to edema has not been reported previously, and its similarity to calcification on sonography is emphasized.
Daneman
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Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada.
Lobo
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Mosskin
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D001929:Brain Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008831:Microcephaly / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography